Mausoleum.



J. P. CGLLETT.

MAUSOLEUM.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 26, 1914.

Patented. Got. 27, 1914.

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MAUSOLEUM.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.26, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN P. COL- Li'i'rr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Greenville, in the county of'Darke andl State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mausoleums,of which the following is a` specification. j

rlhe object of this invention generally is to provide certainimprovements 'in mausoleums for community use which render them moresimple in construction and use and more sanitary than those heretoforeproposed or in use.

Especial objects of the invention are to provide improved means forcarrying o and disposing of obnoxious gases and seepage Jfrom sealedcrypts and for preventing the escape of gases from sealed crypts tounsealed ones or into the main structure of the mausoleum.

The invention is embodied in the construction herein illustrated anddescribed,y

the features of novelty being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part hereof-Figure 1 is a view invertical section taken longitudinally of the crypts or ACatacombs andalso showing in elevation the well into which seepage and gases flow.

Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section taken transversely of the crypts orCatacombs andv also showing in vertical section the well into which theseepage and gases flow. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on a larger scaleto illustrate the frangible temporary closure-of the seepage and gasoutlet for the crypt. Fig. 4 is a detail in side view, partly in sectionon a larger scale, of the glass closure.

In the views 5 designates a suitable foundation upon which the mainbuilding is erected.

6 designates the outer wall and 7 the roof of the building. Y

The crypts or Catacombs 8 are formed of cement in laterally connectedtiers. tween the floor and the lowermost crypt is an air passage 9 andbetween the outer wall 6 and crypt structure is a vertical air passage10 that opens near the roof. The passages 9 and 10 lead one into theother, if degood ventilation of the building. The crypt structure can beerected on an insulator 12 of asphaltum orother suitable material toSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented @et 27, 19ML.

Application filed. January 26, 1&1/1. Serial No. 814,276.

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18 designates 'the outer lwell wall which is built of loosely laidbrick, while 14 designates an inner well wall also of loosely laidbrick, said inner well being of considerably smaller diameter thantheouter well to form an annular space between them. In the inner wellis placed an ample quantity of quick lime while in the outer well isplaced a suiicient quantity of charcoal to cooperate with the linie inpurifying or destroying as far1 as practicable the liquids flowing intothe we l. l

Embedded in the vertical wall at the inner or permanently closed end ofeach tier is a carrying-off pipe 15 from which extends a. short branch16 embedded in the floor of each of the crypts. The branch pipes 16 eachopen in a depression or pocket 17 at the inner end of the floor of oneof the crypts material having a thinned wall as at 18, said tube or bulbprojecting above the Hoor of the crypt from above the line of thethinned wall of the closure and in position to be certainly broken orremoved when the casket is shoved in the crypt thus providing an openingto the branch pipe for the exit of gasesand fluids generated by thedecomposition of the body contained in the casket and crypt. Anysuitable material, cement, for example, can be used, as at 19, to sealthe frangible tube or bulb in position. rThe pipes 15 lead into a largerpipe 20 arranged in the floor.l said larger pipe being directed to drainliquids intothe inner well and also to discharge gases into the upperportion of the main well.

Leading from the main well is a pipe 21 that is extended through theHoor and upward to near the root where its upper open end is incased ina vessel 22 containing a grmicide-formaldehyde for example. rlhis pipe21 affords a vent for any excess of gases carried to, generated in andnot disposed of in the main' well, and the germicicle in the vesselrenders such gases innocuous it any nal escape.

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24 containing appropriate or desired inscriptions respecting thedeceased.

From the construction shown anddescribed it Will be observed no noxiousgases, vapors or liquids can' escape from the crypt containing a corpseinto an open crypt or into the building-g.n Where movable valves areused for the purpose of closing the vents of the orypts my experiencehas been that The gases and liquids flowing into the 4 Well are firstsubjected to the lime and charcoal treatment and then slowly absorbed bythe surrounding earth.

What I claim is- 1. In a mausoleum containing a plurality of distinctcrypts or Catacombs, the combination of a carrying-ofi' pipe, a branchfrom said pipe leading into each of several of the crypts, and a closurefor the ends of said branch pipes consisting of a frangible materialprojecting into the crypt in position to be broken by contact therewithof the inserted casketv whereby`- communication is established betweenthe crypt and carrying-ofi' pipe.

3. In a mausoleum containing a plurality of distinct crypts orCatacombs, the combination of a carrying-off pipe, a disinfecting wellinto which said pipe discharges, a branch from said pipe leading intoeach of the several crypts, a closure for the ends of said branch pipesconsisting of a hermetically sealed :trangible material projecting intothe crypt, a pipe leading from said well to carry off surplus ases fromsaid Well andi a disinfecting cham er into which said lasty named pipedischarges.

4. In al mausoleum containing a plurality of distinct crypts orCatacombs, the combination of a carrying-0H' pipe, a branch from saidpipe leading into each of several of the crypts at the Hoor and afrangible closure Jfor the end o'each of said branch pipes to projectabove the Hoor, said closure having its wall of annularly reducedthickness at a line below the plane of the main oor of the crypt.

JONATHAN P. COLLETT.

Witnesses:

O. P. WoLvER'roN, E. T. EVANS.

